A poor dog's best friends

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

Rick Browde, a retired record producer and an animal rescuer, is surrounded by adopted pets and foster dogs at home in Beverly Hills. When he first met Sid, he thought, "Who is going to want a dog that looks like this?" Then he began working the phones.

Rick Browde, a retired record producer and an animal rescuer, is surrounded by adopted pets and foster dogs at home in Beverly Hills. When he first met Sid, he thought, "Who is going to want a dog that looks like this?" Then he began working the phones. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Rick Browde, a retired record producer and an animal rescuer, is surrounded by adopted pets and foster dogs at home in Beverly Hills. When he first met Sid, he thought, "Who is going to want a dog that looks like this?" Then he began working the phones.